MCCOLL POND DAM - SC02311-3125
Dam Name: MCCOLL POND DAM
State: SC
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 09/16/2018
Incident Driver: Hydrologic/Flooding
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDSC02311-3125
Incident DescriptionDam had evidence of overtopping along with a complete breach in the center. The owner had not been to the dam in a couple of years and did not know for certain the breach occured due to Hurricane Florence, but believes it did.
Named Hydrologic EventHurricane Florence
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded0
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
ResponseState Dam Safety Program performed a full inspection following the breach of this dam. The inspection report will contain a requirement that the Owner hire an engineer and submit either a permit application for repair or removal of the dam.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesReport on dam failures associated with Hurricane Florence to be released by Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaisance (GEER) group at some point in the future. GEER team field work occurred during month of September 2018.
Owner TypeP
Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)R
EAPNR
Dam Height14 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)72.00
Surface Area (acres)10.00
Year Completed
NID NumberSC02311
River NameTR-LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER
Latitude34.4948
Longitude-79.4096
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)SC DHEC
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesSC Dam Safety
